Dissertation

Report On
“The Study on Four Days Workweek Effectiveness”

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the

requirements of Master of Business
Administration (MBA)
Amity University, Gurgaon (Manesar)

Submitted To
Dr Pooja Jaiswal

Submitted By
Swami Nandan Dubey
MBA(General)
A50001920020

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DECLARATION
I, Swami Nandan Dubey, Enroll. No. A50001920020, MBA (4th Semester) of Amity Business
School, Amity University, HR hereby declare that the Report entitled “The Study on Four
Days Workweek Effectiveness” is my original work and the same has not been submitted to
any other institute for the award of any other degree. The feasible suggestion has been duly
incorporated in consultation with supervisor.

Countersigned
Signature of the Supervisor Signature of Candidate
Prof Dr Pooja Jaiswal Swami Nandan Dubey
A50001920020

Forwarded by:
Prof (Dr) Vikas Madhukar
Dy Pro Vice Chancellor, AUH
Director – Amity Business School

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

To make any project, essential requirement is able guidance and references without which
project is incomplete. We are very much thankful to Dr Pooja Jaiswal who has provided us
an opportunity and motivation to gain knowledge through this type of project. I will get
practical knowledge from this project and this will help us a lot in our career.

I am also thankful to Amity Business School, Haryana for continuous guidance, which are
proved as valuable input resources for preparing our project. I am also obliged by our
respondents, whose co-operation has contributed major part in this project. At last, but not
the least, we are thankful to all our colleagues, friends and other persons who have directly
and indirectly helped us during preparation of report.

Swami Nandan Dubey

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 Table of Contents
Chapter Content Page no

Chapter-1 1. Introduction 5-13

1.1. Brief description about 4 days’ workweek
1.2. Literature Review
1.3. Objectives
1.4. Research Methodology
1.5. Limitation of study

Chapter-2 2. Conceptual Framework 14-20

2.1. Experimentation of 4
days’ workweek
(Internationally)
2.2. Proposal of 4 days’
workweek (India)
Chapter-3 3. Data Analysis and Findings 21-27
3.1. Data Analysis and Interpretation
3.2. Finding and Outcomes

Chapter-4 4. Conclusion and Recommendations. 28-29

4.1. Conclusion
4.2. Recommendation

Chapter-5 5. References and Annexures 30-32

5.1. References
5.2. Annexures

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 Chapter-1 Introduction

Introduction on Four Days Workweek Concept

As the worldwide pandemic strengthened from end-2019, obviously the work from home
system was fundamental for the working environment to proceed with their capacity. This
unexpected change in working society has provoked various associations all over the planet to
investigate ways of expanding laborer's balance between fun and serious activities and
efficiency without enduring compensation cuts. In this way, decreased working hours where
representatives work four-day/eight hours out of each week all things being equal of a five-day
work week, has been an argument in different created nations around the world. Despite the
fact that it's anything but a novel thought, as of now there have been news and discuss moving
to a four-day working week system with no remuneration cuts. This thought was generally
advocated because of the stimulus made by the COVID-19 pandemic which drove monetarily
troubled organizations to look for imaginative ways of reducing expenses. That as well as
further developed representative prosperity and prepared for a superior balance between serious
and fun activities. This was on the grounds that workers confronted less pressure and were
more vigorous to finish things rapidly in order to partake in that an additional one occasion
each week. This, joined with the way that they'll get similar measure of compensation
regardless of working for a lesser number of days, assisted them with keeping a sound
perspective and caused less burnout to their wellbeing which brought about better prosperity
for the representative.

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Challenges of 4 days’ work week
Longer hours and business related pressure
In, most representatives on a multi-day week will undoubtedly be supposed to work similar 40-
hour weeks, yet in four days rather than five. For this situation, movements may be stretched
out to 10 hours. Longer days could essentially affect your workers' feelings of anxiety and in
this manner their general prosperity and usefulness.
With numerous benefits, the work framework likewise has a few defects. A few enterprises
could experience in this work-shift. For example, a transport driver can't work extra to have
the option to take next Friday off, similarly as an inn gourmet specialist can't abbreviate five
days of tidying up rooms into four.
Businesses that apply a four-day long week of work will generally make up the lost day by a
total number of hours a worker should labor for a day. This powers them to arrive at office a
couple of hours sooner or remain for a couple of hours longer, which horrendously impacts
their everyday schedules.
In this work-shift, project cutoff time likewise assumes a crucial part. One should change your
cutoff times. Assuming one neglects to do that, the person will risk missing venture cutoff
times.
A 10-hour or 12-hour shift is a long one (think basically) and few out of every odd individual
has the endurance for it. Furthermore, working extended periods of time (over 9 hours every
day) adversely affects the strength of representatives.

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 Advantages of a four-day working week
Reduced cost
A four-day week can reduce expenses for everybody. That’s what the undeniable one is, given
the workplace would be shut for an additional one day seven days, running expenses would see
a critical drop.

Happier employees
Having a three-day weekend leaves employees with more free time. Not many people will
complain about that. Having additional opportunity to do the things you love increments
generally joy and can assist with expanding devotion to an organization - it's a shared benefit.

Fewer health issues

Having a more drawn-out end of the week will permit individuals to invest more energy with
their loved ones and do things that they love, which will normally prompt an improvement in
prosperity.
It'll likewise give them an additional a lie-in every week which will help them re-charge
somewhat more following a bustling week.
Increase in productivity levels
The overall theory behind more limited week is that more joyful, more satisfied representatives
are along these lines more centered around their work when in the working environment. And
this will lead to better productivity

Recruitment and retention

In the age of the millennial, having the option to offer a more adaptable work design is certainly
an advantage that convinces representatives to remain at an organization. Realizing they'll get
a long weekend is one that keeps representatives propelled week-on-week. It's as yet a generally
interesting contribution and can be an incredible method for helping the best ability through
the entryway and keep them engaged as well.

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What Strategies Have Companies Used to Succeed With a 4-Day
Workweek?

 Prioritize and reevaluate tasks

 Minimize interruptions and distractions
 Increase automation
 Emphasize human creativity
 Limit work-based social events
 Reduce and shorten meetings
 Spend less time on email and messaging apps
 Define clear goals
 Set goals that are achievable within a shorter workweek
 Measure outcomes, not hours
 Implement asynchronous work
 Maintain employee pay
 Trust workers
 Solicit regular employee feedback
 Learn from trial and error

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Literature Review

This literature review discusses why the four-day/eight hours work week benefits both
companies and their employees as research has shown that longer working hours harm the
employees and does not amount to a more effective organization. Based on the concept of a
four-day workweek, the aim is to reduce the standard five-day, 40-hour week to 32 hours per
week in four days. However, the concept faces heavy objections based on the current norms of
employment. Therefore, the reduction in the number of working hours might seem like an
absurd suggestion (Grosse, 2018). However, with reference to Figure 1, the number of hours
needed to produce as much work has reduced over the past 50 years, indicating that it only
takes approximately 10 hours now to achieve the same amount of work done in 40 hours in the
1950s. The production rate is equal to that of a 40-hour worker indicates that the four-day
workweek would be an increasing trend rather than a radical departure from historical norms
(The Economist, 2021). This writing audit means to give setting to the examination with respect
to the four-day eight hours weeks’ worth of work through the investigation of different
examinations directed with regards to the adequacy of developing a four-day weeks’ worth of
work among representatives. The review into this program will check out benefits through the
investigation of efficiency and representative fulfillment rate and desire to spread attention to
its viability to reasonable organizations, in this manner further developing the general
efficiency rate furthermore fulfillment pace of the association.

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Objectives

 To know whether the 4 days’ workweek will increase the productivity.

 To identify the benefits and drawback of 4 days’ workweek.
 The purpose of doing this study is to identify whether this policy will work or not for
both employees and business.
 To identify that the 4 days’ workweek will work in India or not.

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Research Methodology

Research is a ‘careful investigation or inquiry especially through search for new facts in
any branch of knowledge’. Research is defined as human activity based on intellectual
application in the investigation of matter. The primary purpose for applied research is
discovering, interpreting, and development of methods and systems for the advancement
ofhuman knowledge on a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the universe.
Aim

To analyze the that whether 4 days’ work week will be acceptable by all and is it
going to increase the productivity.

Source of Data collection: The primary as well as the secondary sources was used
forcollection of data.

Primary data:

Questionnaire and interview

Secondary Data:

Books and Journals

Primary data involves the collection of data that does not already exist. This can be through
numerous forms, including questionnaires and telephone interviews amongst others.
Secondary research involves the summary, collection and/or synthesis of existing research
rather than primary research, where data are collected from, for example, research subjects
or experiments.
Thus the sources of data collection were as follows:

PRIMARY SECONDARY

Interview Schedule Company records

Questionnaires Magazines

Observation Method Other records

Discussion Website of Company

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Data type: Primary as well as secondary data was
collected. Sample Size: 50

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Limitation of study

Time Consumption: Due to the overall nature of the work, the time required for

accurate research is much longer compared to the second data, which can be collected
in a very short time.

Incorrect Responses: If the research involves taking feedback from the target
audience, there is a good chance that the feedback provided is incorrect. Answers by
their very nature are usually biased or given as a result.

Additional resources are needed: Apart from cost and time, other resources such as
human resources and building materials are also needed in large quantities to conduct
High Cost: Collecting data using basic research is an expensive proposal as the vendor has to
participate in everything and have to design everything.

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Chapter-2 Conceptual Framework
Experimentation of 4 days’ workweek
(Internationally)

Most companies reduce the workweek to 32 hours over four days, rather than maintaining 40
hours within four days. The nonprofit calls this a 100-80-100 model: Workers receive 100% of
their pay for 80% of the time and maintain 100% productivity. As the push for a four-day work
week was at that point acquiring support across the world, the extreme changes to office life
have caused the plan to appear to be more reasonable to organizations all over the planet.
Presently Belgium will offer representatives the chance to work a four-day week. As of late,
numerous different nations have likewise embraced a four-day work week plan and proceeded
to keep a recognizable expansion in efficiency. From UAE to New Zealand, here is the
rundown of nations across the globe that have moved to a 4-day work week. Take a look:

Spain
Last year, the Spanish government has declared that it will explore different avenues
regarding a preliminary four-day work week, as per the Guardian. The Spanish government
consented to a 32-hour long week of work north of three years, without cutting laborers' pay.
Iceland
From 2015 to 2019, Iceland ran the world's biggest preliminary of a more limited working
week. An examination of the outcomes showed quantifiable achievement! Everybody was
more joyful, better, and more useful. An investigation of 2,500 laborers in Iceland, over 1%
of the labor force, was directed to check whether abbreviated work days lead to additional
efficiency and a more joyful labor force. The preliminaries were made across a variety of
various kinds of work environments, including preschools, workplaces, social specialist
organizations, and medical clinics.

Scotland

After the progress of Iceland's four-day work week, Scotland likewise join the club of 4-day
work week nations to evaluate a better approach for adjusting work and individual life. As per
reports, the nation is conceptualizing thoughts on the most proficient method to execute this as
a few group have said they would like to have a four-day week and an extended weekend. In
light of the examination of the research organization Institute for Public Policy Research
(IPPR), Scotland found that 80% of individuals imagine that slicing their number of days at
work - without any deficiency of pay - would have a 'beneficial outcome on their prosperity.

Ireland
Ireland has additionally sent off its experimental run program that will test the viability of a
four-day working week, with no misfortune in pay for representatives. This program started in
January 2022. Under the new program, associations will get backing, preparing, and coaching
on the most proficient method to make the four-day week work. The Irish government will
likewise support exploration to survey the monetary, social, and ecological effects of the
program. Supposedly, 17 organizations situated the nation over pursued the program.

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New Zealand
Two years ago, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recommended businesses
consider a four-day working week and other adaptable working choices. Staff at Barnes'
organization Perpetual Guardian have been working four days every week starting around
2018. They executed the four-day week, where staff are paid similar sum for working less days
following a six-week preliminary observed efficiency had worked on by 20%.

Japan

The country that has generally discussed work proficiency and quality, slights towards the four-
day work week by encouraging firms to take on the example. It was in June 2021 that Japan
government began a drive that requested that organizations start a four-day long week of work
with a plan to further develop the country's balance between serious and fun activities.
Panasonic is the furthest down the line Japanese organization to break with Japan's compulsive
worker culture and deal a 4-day long week of work.

UAE
The UAE cut its true working week to four-and-a-half days toward the beginning of December
2021 and changed from the five-day work week. According to the reports, the new change
happened on January 1, 2022. Referring g to this, the UAE Government Media Office informed
that the new change has been executed to further develop balance between serious and fun
activities and efficiency.

Belgium

Belgium has joined a large group of different nations that are offering representatives a four-
day long week of work as a feature of its progressions in labor regulations in a post-COVID
period. Reporting the change bundle, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said the
representative strengthening strategy would make individuals and organizations more
grounded following two troublesome years with the pandemic.

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Proposal of 4 days’ workweek (India)
As the government concludes the guidelines for the new work codes, the Labor Ministry is
presently considering giving adaptability to organizations to have four working days rather
than five or six. The proposed new work codes could give organizations the adaptability of
four working days in seven days, even as the functioning hours breaking point of 48 hours for
seven days will stay. This suggests that there will be longer working hours assuming the it is
diminished to work days. For example, a four working day week should meet the 48-hour
week after week work hours, bringing about day to day moves of 12 hours, which will
correspondingly diminish assuming there is five-day or six-day working week. When and how
might this be carried out: The Ministry of Labor and Employment is probably going to finish
the interaction to settle the principles for four labor codes soon. The arrangement of
adaptability to have diminished working long periods of four days in the Labor code decides
will imply that organizations won't need earlier government gesture to institute it.
The idea of a 4-day work week might have got acceptance abroad but in India, things may be
different. A 4-day work week might have got acceptance abroad but in India, things may be
different. "4 day a week concept is here to stay once implemented but would take time initially
to have acceptance from organizations. Overall, we as of now have idea of half or entire three-
day weekend on Fridays, in fact input of Indian representatives working in such MNCs is
positive. such labor code, if implemented, would give organizations flexibility to follow
contingent approach and choose their own way of working. As said what could be better for
employees than to have flexibility in way of working basis their profile," said Nimisha
Singhal, Nokia Solutions, HR Operations Expert, Nokia Solutions and Networks.

Compacting Hours Can Raise Health Issues

Very much like some other arrangement, the four-day work week has its own entanglements.
Pooja Goel, Director, Reliason Technologies Pvt Ltd (Leading AI based Recruitment Firm)
said, "Managers and representatives need to consider the impact that compacting hours into a
four-day time frame, will raise actual medical problems. Other than the actual medical
problems, they likewise need to consider the impact on specialists' psychological wellness,
feelings of anxiety, weariness, and taking care of school going children. Many working
guardians will lose the capacity to connect with their kids at "ideal time" ."
Discussing something similar, Disha Shah, Human Resources, Haymarket SAC Publishing
(India) Private Limited shared, "4 days work week proposition may not work for all
organizations. It's simply a trend. As a HR, I would lean toward giving adaptability to
representatives as far as clear objectives, chances to develop, and an opportunity to buckle
down to accomplish results. 4 days, 5 days or 7 days seven days doesn't exactly make any
difference assuming the representative is miserable in his work environment."

Will Allow A Better Work-Life Balance

With the quantity of week after week offs going from 1-2 to 3, representatives will get
additional time off work. "Indeed, to keep a decent balance between serious and fun activities,
and to feel more present and invigorated while at the workplace. A four-day long week of
work will zero in on efficiency and result instead of time spent in a working environment, it
will permit a superior balance between fun and serious activities, further developed

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representative fulfillment, maintenance, and emotional well-being. Organizations can
likewise set aside cash from utilizing less assets when representatives invest less energy in the
workplace. This saves the additional cost on the power and utility utilization when no
representatives will be in the working environment. An amazing advance towards individual
and profession development and gives everybody an additional multi day to take up another
leisure activity and invest energy with the family," said Rupa Barua, Managing Partner and
Director, The Brand Quest Saying in the event that the new proposition will be successful in
India right now would be very interesting. The arrangement has an equivalent measure of
benefits and downsides. Be that as it may, it will be intriguing to check whether the
organizations intend to explore different avenues regarding it and attempt to find some kind
of harmony.

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Swiggy announces 4-day work week for employees in May

As Covid-19 infection cases are surging rapidly in India, food delivery platform Swiggy has

announced plans to move to a four-day work week for the month of May.

"As a mark of respect for the efforts and the month that May can be with the Covid cases
escalating, we want to offer a four-day work week to all of you. Please decide the four days
that each of you would work and utilise the extra day to take rest, take care of yourself, take
care of your family and friends," Girish Menon, Head of HR at Swiggy, wrote in an internal
mail to employees dated May 1. Acknowledging that a company’s success is basically linked
to the well-being of its employees, Food delivery giant Swiggy has announced a four-day
workweek for its employees this month.

“As a mark of respect for the efforts and the month that May can be with the Covid cases
escalating, we want to offer a 4 day work week to all of you,” said Swiggy, Human
Resources Head, Girish Menon, in an internal mail dated May 1 to the employees of the
Bengaluru-based firm. Food delivery giant Swiggy has announced a four-day workweek for
its employees this month.“ As a mark of respect for the efforts and the month that May can be
with the Covid cases escalating, we want to offer a 4 day work week to all of you,” said
Swiggy, Human Resources Head, Girish Menon, in an internal mail dated May 1 to the
employees of the Bengaluru-based firm.

OYO Announces 4-Day Work Week, Unlimited Paid Leaves For Employee
Well- Being

Amidst the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, hotel booking platform
OYO has introduced a slew of initiatives for the physical and mental health of its employees,
including a four-day workweek.

Oyo will begin a four-day work week with a twist. The company will now have Wednesdays
off to let employees have a mid-week breather. "We also launched a No-Questions-Asked-
Flexible Infinite Paid Leave," added the entrepreneur.
While the hospitality major is moving to a four-day workweek, it will be implementing it a
little differently, Agarwal said. OYO employees will get an off on Wednesdays to get a mid-
week breather.

Besides, the company also announced infinite paid leaves for its employees. "Take off when
you want, no need to log them, just let the manager know, no reasons needed, none asked.
We are not going to stress about business impact and deadlines," Agarwal said.

DDB Mudra Group

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"Last year felt like a really long day. Thrust face first into the pandemic, we had to figure out
ways to make sense of it all. Each one of us found new ways to cope, adapt and rise above a
new set of challenges. It got us thinking, right now, business as usual, seems well, a little
unusual."
"Challenging times call for innovative solutions. Which is why, effective from next week, we're
moving to a four-day work week for May. Additional leaves will be provided for people
affected by COVID, or those recovering from vaccine-related side effects."

MullenLowe Lintas Group

While an earlier piece of news revealed it was the group's PR firm Lintas Live which had
announced a four-day work week for its employees, we, a bit later, came to understand it's for
the entire group.

WATConsult
The Dentsu agency didn't announce it online, but Vindhya Malik, its regional head of video
strategy and production, said in a LinkedIn post, "Kudos to WATConsult and Heeru Dingra
for implementing a four-day week, COVID support and relief measures and mental health care
for WATizens without any noise."

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Why 4 days work week will won’t work in India
India To Introduce 4-Day Work Week for FY 2022-23
India will soon announce four new labour codes on wages, occupation safety, social security,
health and working conditions that will come to action from the next financial year. These new
labour codes will impact businesses and workers. Under these new codes, there will be
significant changes in the work culture and employment. India may soon have a 4-day work
week from next year instead of the current 5 Days work week. While this is the good news, the
bad news is that employees will have to work for 12 hours on all those four days a labour
ministry has announced that the 48-hour weekly work requirements must be met.

This May Result In 12-Hour Working Days with Less Take-Home Salary
According to a Hindustan Times report, if these new labour codes are implemented, there will
be a reduction in the take-home salary of employees as companies will have to finance a higher
provident fund liability. While employees will have a higher contribution to the PF account
monthly, their in-hand salary will see a reduction. Around 13 states have already pre-published
draft rules as the four new labour codes will most likely be implemented in the financial year
of 2022-2023.

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 Chapter-3
Data Analysis and Findings
Q1)

Options Response Percentage

Yes 30 60
No 20 40

According to the study we can conclude that 60% of people believe 4days work week will
increase productivity. And 40% of people believe that it won’t increase productive.

Q2)

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According to the study we can conclude that maximum number of people believe that
implementing the 4 days work week have all the 4 benefits i.e., it leads to increase in employee
satisfaction and productivity and will decrease the turnover and the absenteeism.

Q3)

According to the study we can conclude if it is implemented in the company it would provide
benefit to employer as 22% in decrease in burnout,38%increase sales, and 40% decrease in
business expenses.

Q4)

Options Response Percentage

4 days’ work week 30 60
5 days’ work week 20 40

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According to the study we can conclude that 60% of believe that 4 days’ work week is better
than 5 days’ work week and 40 % of people believe that 5 days work week is better.

Q5

According to the study we can conclude the drawbacks of implementing 4 days’ work week
are all of these i.e. it is not applicable for all kinds of industries, there might be un-utilizes labor
and workers put in the same hours anyways that also with 44%.
Q6)

Options Response Percentage

Yes 31 62
No 19 38

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According to the study we can conclude that 62% of people believe that 4 days work week will
implement in India and rest 38% feel that no it will be difficult to implement 4 days work week
in India.
Q7)

According to the study we can conclude that all these things to be taken care while
implementing 4 days’ work week that includes 30% is it applicable to your Industry,30% on
consider how customers might be impacted, 24% would it going to increase productivity, 16%
let employees propose their own schedule based on workload.

Q8

Options Response Percentage

Yes 6 12
No 44 88

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According to the study we can conclude that 88% of people believe that 4 days work week
doesn’t suit all kinds of industries and 12% of people believe that it suits all kind of industries.
Q9)

Options Response Percentage

Yes 46 92
No 4 8

According to the study we can conclude that 92% of people believe that this policy will eat up
the jobs and 8% of people do not think that it will eat up the jobs.

Q10)

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 Options Response Percentage
Yes 0 0
NO 50 100

According to the study we can conclude that 100% of people will not going to accept this 4
days work week policy if they have to work 48 hours a week.

Q11)

Options Response Percentage

Yes 36 72
No 14 28

According to the study we can conclude that 72% of people believe that 4 days workweek will
help in retention of the employees and rest 28 % believe that it won’t help in retention of
employees.

Q12

Any suggestion 4 responses

policy should be implemented as few foreign countries
company should work on managing time so that it should not cause burnout
This policy should be acceptable only when time would not increased to 12 hours per day
company should implement this policy by taking their concern

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Findings and Outcomes
According to the entire study we get know the following things:
 Most of the people believe that 4 days’ workweek will lead to better productivity.
 Most of people believe that implementing the 4 days’ work week have all the benefits
i.e., it leads to increase in employee satisfaction and productivity and will decrease the
turnover and the absenteeism.
 Study states that it will provide benefit to the employer as well in form of better sales,
less business expense and decrease in burnout.
 Most of the people believe that 4 days work week is better than 5 days’ work week.
 Study states that 4 days work week have drawback as well that includes it is not
applicable to all kinds of industries, in this company cannot utilized the resources at
maximum, and also in the perspective of employee they have to work same no of hours.
 Study states that most of the people agree to implementing 4 days’ work week in India.
 Study states that most of the people says that 4 days’ work week is not applicable for
all kinds of industries.
 Study states that this policy will going to eat up many jobs.
 Study states that most of the people is not ready to do jobs for 48 in a week.
 Study states that most of the people agree that if 4 days work will get implemented than
it will help employers to retain the employee.

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 Chapter-4 Conclusion and Recommendation
Conclusion
The thought behind a four-day weeks’ worth of work is to accomplish similar outcomes in less
hours so individuals have more opportunity to seek after different interests, invest energy with
friends and family, and deal with their lives. Organizations could benefit through expanded
deals, diminished laborer burnout, and lower turnover, among different up-sides. Stressing
results rather than hours logged actually intends that there's compelling reason need to cut pay
or advantages. A major shift in how we think about and approach work is a precursor to
standardizing a four-day workweek.

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Recommendation
The following are a few things that can be taken into care while implementing 4 days’
workweek:
 It should be implementing by understanding how will it impact the employer,
employee, and customers.
 Before implementing a survey must be conducted in the company so that you can
know the acceptance by the employee.
 Company should schedule the days which is going to be holiday.
 All the terms and condition should be informed clearly so that later on no one can
blame.
 Policy should be made on the favor of both employee and employer.
 Government should pass certain law so that it should not exploit employees.
 Salary cut should not be so high that it causes another problem of turnover,
absenteeism.

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 Chapter 5 Reference and Annexture
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four-day-workweek.aspx

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 Annexure
Questionnaire
Name -
Age-
Sex-
Q1) Do you think 4 Days work week will increase productivity?
 Yes
 No
Q2) What all benefits will be there after implementing 4 Days workweek?
Productivity
 Stress level will decrease
 Less turnover
 Decrease in the absenteeism
 All of above
Q3) If it is implemented in your company, how would it provide benefit to employer?
 Increased sales
 Decreased worker burnout
 Lower turnover
 Decreased business expenses
Q4) What according to you is a better?
 4 days’ work week
 5 days’ workweek
Q5) What could be the drawbacks of Implementing 4 Days workweek?
 Not all industries can participate
 There might be un-utilized labor.
 Workers put in the same hours anyway.
 All of these.
Q6) Do you think 4days workweek will implement in India ?
 Yes
 No
Q7) what all things is required to keep in mind before implementing 4days workweek
policy?

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  Is it applicable to your industry
 Consider how customers might be impacted
 would it going to increase productivity
 Let employees propose their own schedule based on workload
Q8) Do you think it will suit all kinds of Industries?
 Yes
 No
Q9) Is this policy going to eat up jobs of many?
 Yes
 No
Q10) If company begin to increase the time from 40 hours to 48 it would be acceptable by
employees?
 Yes
 No

Q11) Do you thing 4 days’ work week will help in retention?

 Yes
 No
Q12) Any suggestion
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